Samia Gamal
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Samia Gamaal was an Egyptian belly dancer and actor. She was born in the village of “Youn al-kass”- Beni Sweif . In 1940, Samia joined Badee’a Massabny troupe where she...Read more participated in group dancing. After that, she played small roles in many films and succeeded to play lead roles next to Muhammad Abdul Mottaleb and Nagueeb al-Rihaany. Samia performed in “Entessaar al-shabaab i.e. Triumph of the youth (1941)” where she danced in the finale sketch and appeared in a scene with Fareed al-Atrash. Samia together with Fareed formed a successful duet starting with the film “Habeeb al-‘omr i.e. The love of my life (1946)”. Through five famous films; “Ahebbak enta i.e. I love you only (1949)”, ”’Afreeta Haanem i.e. Little Miss Devil (1949)”, “Aakher kedba i.e. The last lie (1950)”, “Ta’aala sallem i.e. Come and say hello (1951)” and “Ma t’olsh le had i.e. Don’t tell anyone (1952)”, where Fareed sang his own melodies and Samia danced her great dances. They fell in love, yet not married and left each other. Samia costarred in a dozen of films with many of the well known actors of that period such; Muhammad Abdul Muttaleb, Nagueeb al-Reehaany, Muhammad Fawzy, Abdul Azeez Mahmoud..etc Later on, Samia played lead roles next to famous vedettes as Kamaal al-Shennaawy, ‘Omar Sharif, Mahmoud al-Meleegy, Anwar Wagdy, ‘Emaad Hamdy, Yehia Shaheen, Youssef Wahby, Ahmad Maz-har and Shoukry Sarhaan. In late 1950s, Samia married superstar Roushdy Abaaza and they featured together a number of films, including; “Al-ragol al-thaany i.e. The second man (1959)”, “Tareek al-shaytaan i.e. Devil’s path (1963),“Saa’at al-sefr i.e. Zero hour (1972)” and “Al-shaytaan wal-khareef i.e. The devil and the fall (1972)“, in which Samia was dedicated to acting more than dancing. Samia's charismatic performances in Egyptian and international films gave Oriental Dance recognition and admiration in Egypt and worldwide.
The Night Train
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Samia's father has financial problems that urge him to sell the house. Upon learning of the family's adversity, Adel, Samia's beloved, decides to pay their debts. As luck would have it, he has a tragic accident, and when he recovers, he discovers that Samia has had a husband.I Love You Only
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Mounir is a singer and a telegraph operator striving to become a famous artist. He meets the dancer Nadia, and they fall in love, but their romance is interrupted when Nadia's dancing coach informs Mounir of their past relationship. Mounir then meets a rich girl about to commit suicide and his life changes.A Date with the Unknown
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A gang of factory employees kills the manager to facilitate the task of smuggling money abroad. One of them gets framed and escapes to Sudan. The brother of the factory owner arrives from abroad and meets the sister of the accused man. They get married while she continues to secretly contact her brother.Zoqaq el madaq
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The orphan girl Hamida Shadia gets engaged to the barber Abbas Salah Kabil who decides to travel to get more money to meet her needs. Professional pimp Faraj Youssef Shaaban seduces Hamida, and she indulges in her new life. Until she meets Abbas again and he decides to take revenge.Sad Melody
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Professor Mahmoud loves the dancer Samia, who discovered her talent even with the age difference between them, but she treats him as a friend. When singer Adel comes to work with them, Samia is attracted to him, which causes Mahmoud s jealousy, and makes him sign with another casino.